Meetings may be a necessary evil. Before 2020 we didn't love them. During the pandemic, the meeting took on a new meaning. We connected over webcams using a variety of platforms. Meetings are changing once again as work is shifting to a hybrid model. Karin Reed joins Kevin to talk about hybrid meeting best practices. It's important to fight proximity bias and create meeting policies for equity. Key Points In this episode, Karin shares the definition of a hybrid meeting and why they are worth the effort. She discusses fault lines. She talks about technology needs and the role of platforms. She also shares keys to facilitating a hybrid meeting and how to be a good participant. Meet Karin Name: Karin Reed Her Story: Karin Reed is the author of three books: On-Camera Coach: Tools and Techniques for Business Professionals in a Video-Driven World, and two co-written with Dr. Joseph Allen, one of the foremost thought leaders on meeting science, Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work, and their latest Suddenly Hybrid: Managing the Modern Meeting. She is the CEO and Chief Confidence Creator of Speaker Dynamics, a corporate communications training firm, featured in Forbes. While speaking through a webcam might be new to much of the world, Karin has been teaching business professionals how to be effective on-camera communicators for nearly a decade, translating her experience as an Emmy-award-winning broadcast journalist, on-camera spokesperson, and actress into a methodology based upon the MVPs of On-Camera Success™. Worth Mentioning: Karin and her team have been the chosen training partner for some of the world's most recognized companies and most respected academic institutions in the world–from Nike to Lenovo, from Duke University to the Graduate School of Business at Stanford. Connect https://www.speakerdynamics.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Karin-M.-Reed/e/B01MR1L7KY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share This episode is brought to you by... Remarkable Masterclasses. Each masterclass is designed to help you become the remarkable leader and human you were born to be. Details on how to get on board for a specific skill or get discounts each month can be found on our website. Book Recommendations Suddenly Hybrid: Managing the Modern Meeting by Karin Reed and Joseph A. Allen Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad Related Episodes Building Exceptional Relationships with David Bradford and Carole Robin Using Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships with Katie McCleary

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